A Few Small Thoughts After a Sudden Burst of Growth
And an Expression of Gratitude to Medium Editors
I’ve been writing on Medium off and on for several years, and during that time my growth has been fairly static. To be fair, I never put a significant amount of effort into the site. I had other writing projects that required my time and energy, so I only posted when I felt like it and was happy with the few cents that trickled in each month.
Then, out of nowhere, one of my articles got boosted last year, followed by another. I couldn’t even begin to explain why these essays received boosts when other pieces (some of which I was particularly proud of) did not. But it was interesting enough for me to attempt a little experiment. Essentially, the plan was to more actively put my work up on Medium, focusing on a variety of topics that fit my interests, and getting to know and submitting my work to new publications.
In the month of June, I have published four poems and two articles across four new-to-me publications. Not a ton of content, but the results have been extremely positive. My work has received three additional boosts, and the interactions, readers, and followers that I have recieved has grown across the board.
Now, I’m not here to share a bunch of numbers with you, nor am I interested in…
